VIIRS/NPP BRDF/Albedo Model Parameters Daily L3 Global 1km SIN Grid V001
The Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) NASA Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) and Albedo Model Parameters (VNP43MA1) Version 1 product provides BRDF/Albedo model parameters at 1 kilometer (km) resolution. The VNP43MA1 product is produced daily using 16-day VIIRS data and is weighted temporally to the 9th day, which is reflected in the file name. The VNP43 data products are designed to promote the continuity of NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) BRDF/Albedo data product suite. The VNP43 algorithm uses the RossThick/Li-Sparse-Reciprocal (RTLSR) semi-empirical kernel-driven BRDF model, with the three kernel weights from VNP43MA1 to reconstruct surface anisotropic effects, correcting the directional reflectance to a common view geometry (VNP43MA4), while also computing integrated black-sky albedo (BSA) at local solar noon and white-sky albedo (WSA) (VNP43MA3). Researchers can use the BRDF model parameters with a simple polynomial, to obtain black-sky albedo at any solar illumination angle. Likewise, both the BSA and WSA Science Dataset (SDS) layers can be used with a simple polynomial, to manually estimate instantaneous actual albedo (blue-sky albedo). Additional details regarding the methodology are available in the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD). The VNP43MA1 data product provides a total of 24 SDS layers including: mandatory quality bands and three multi-dimensional model parameter bands representing fiso, fvol, and fgeo for VIIRS moderate resolution bands: M1-M5, M7-M8, and M10-M11. A low resolution browse is also provided showing BRDF/Albedo parameters for bands I1, I2, I1 as an RGB image in JPEG format. Product Maturity Validation at stage 1 has been achieved for the VIIRS BRDF/Albedo product suite. Visit the VIIRS Land Product Quality Assessment website for additional information on validation and product maturity status.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
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| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | SUOMI-NPP | |
| Data Center(s): | LP DAAC, NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/LandSIPS | Instrument(s): | VIIRS |
| Version: | 001 | ||
- Other Citation Details: This data set was provided by the NASA/NOAA NPP Project.
- USER'S GUIDE: https://www.umb.edu/spectralmass/viirs/viirs_user_guide/vnp43ia1_and_vnp43ma1_brdf_albedo_model_parameters_product, The technical information in the User's Guide enables users to interpret and use the data products.
- ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/documents/194/VNP43_ATBD_V1.pdf, The ATBD provides physical theory and mathematical procedures for the calculations used to produce the data products.
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/filespec/VIIRS/1/VNP43MA1, The File Specification provides a description of the product file including Scientific Data Sets and their attributes.
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10.5067/VIIRS/VNP43MA1.001
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LP DAAC
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U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198
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Contact DetailsLP DAAC User Services is the point of contact for answering questions concerning data products, data access, and online applications.
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U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198
M-F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Central Time
605-594-6116
866-573-3222
Contact DetailsLP DAAC User Services is the point of contact for answering questions concerning data products, data access, and online applications.
The LP DAAC website provides detailed information on discovery, distribution, access, and support of land data products.
https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
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